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Twang Nation

http://www.twangnation.com

Americana, Roots and Country Music Blog - News, Reviews and Points of View.

• Added on: Jan 23rd, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Baron Lane
• Listed in: Music Entertainment
• Tags: country music hank williams johnny cash alt.country roots music no depression

Recent Posts

• The Revival Tour – San Francisco, CA – 11/6/09

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 22:59 in video, bands, concerts, americana, alt.country, jim ward, chuck ragan, frank turner, joey cape, audra mae, jon gaunt, digger barnes

  Me and many others have drawn a crooked, dirty line from old-time country, mountain and folk music to punk music. Working class themes punctuated by simple rhythms defined more by passion then artistry While I consider myself a music fan, I know next...

• Music Review: Wrinkle Neck Mules – Let the Lead Fly [Lower 40 Records 2009]

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 23:45 in music review, americana, alt.country, wrinkle neck mules, son-volt, american gun, he drive by truckers

  Richmond, Virginia’s Wrinkle Neck Mules’ fourth studio release Let the Lead Fly finds the band – Andy Stepanian on vocal, guitar, mandolin, Mason Brent on vocal, guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, Brian Gregory on vocal, bass, Stuart Gu...

• Hating on the CMAs

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 15:49 in country music, americana

  After again watching the Country Music Association Award ceremony last week I was again left with the feeling that I had sat through an hours-long infomercial. I mean is Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney really the rightful heirs of Loretta Lynn and Joh...

• News Round Up: Kris Kristofferson Presented With BMI Icon Award

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 14:08 in articles, outlaw, country music, americana, legends, van morrison, news round up, jamey johnson, levon helm, bob-dylan, paul butterfield, dolly-parton

  Rosanne Cash talks to the Wall Street Journal about her new release, The List, and joins George Jones by stating her views on the homogenization of mainstream country radio. The Who’s Roger Daltrey says Nashville’s legendary Ryman Audi...

• News Round Up: George Jones Says Get Your Own Damn Genre!

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 17:04 in texas, outlaw, country music, concerts, bluegrass, americana, legends, guy clark, alt.country, bill monroe, jim ward, chuck ragan

  Happy birthday to Willie Nelson’s longtime drummer and the “Paul” of the Willie’s song “Me and Paul,” Paul English.  Happy birthday also to legendary Texas singer/songwriter Guy Clark. The latest installment of...

• Happy Birthday Gram Parsons

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 09:41 in americana, in memoriam, emmylou harris, legends, alt.country, gram-parsons

  On this day was born in Winter Haven, Florida, 1946 the man that would, with his bands – International Submarine Band, The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, fuse the  genres of country and rock and roll and change the landscape of both fo...

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Jessica

We visit your blog often and love it! Let us know if you would like to trade links. Have a great day!

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